Juvenile sodomised for cellphone gift

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AN Old Magwegwe man who allegedly offered 17-year old boy a cellphone before sodomising him, has been slapped with a 15-year jail term for indecent assault.

AN Old Magwegwe man who allegedly offered a 17-year old boy a cellphone, Telecel sim card and memory card as gifts before sodomising him, has been slapped with a 15-year jail term for aggravated indecent assault.

SILAS NKALA STAFF REPORTER

Themba Nyoni (25) denied the charge when he appeared before Bulawayo Regional Court magistrate Sikhumbuzo Nyathi.

However, Nyoni was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in jail.

Three years of the sentence were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. He will serve an effective 15 years in jail.

The court heard that on June 10, Nyoni visited the complainant who stays in Nkulumane suburb and advised him he had a gift for him.

It is the State case that Nyoni and the boy shared the same bed and he started fondling him in the middle of the night.

The boy woke up and left the room and went to sleep in the kitchen. Nyoni followed and threatened to stab him with an Okapi knife if he continued to resist his advances, before sodomising the boy.

The boy reported the matter to the police, leading to Nyoni’s arrest.

The Southern Eye discovered that there were a number of sodomy cases pending at the Magistrates’ Courts in Bulawayo amid indications there was an increase in both involuntary and voluntary same-sex activities in the city.